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Podcast: Head teacher supports calls for new non-selective school to open in Cranbrook
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The head of a Kent grammar school is calling for a non-selective secondary nearby to re-open. David Clark is in charge at Cranbrook school and says a replacement for the High Weald Academy, which closed nearly two years ago, is desperately needed. It's because a lot of homes are being built in the area and many parents face sending their children m…
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Podcast: Chatham mum avoids jail for hiding a sawn-off shotgun after case takes eight years to get to court
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A Chatham woman who hid a sawn-off shotgun in her garden has avoided being sent to prison - after waiting eight years for the case to come to court. Police were called to 47-year-old Wendy Allen's home on Weeds Wood Road in April 2016 after an anonymous tip-off. Also in today's podcast, figures seen by the KentOnline podcast show a 45% rise in drug…
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Podcast: Man left needing six stiches after unprovoked attack
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A man has been left needing six stiches following an unprovoked attack while visiting Canterbury. Sergio Pagliarini was walking back to his car after dinner when a man punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground. Also in today's episode, a horse rider has spoken out about the moment her pony was attacked while she was riding with her family…
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Podcast: Dog walkers wrongly threatened with fines by council wardens
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Dog walkers have been wrongly accused of flouting new restrictions and threatened with fines near Whitstable. Officials have been approaching pet owners along Tankerton slopes and insisting the area is covered by a new Public Spaces Protection Order, which bans owners from letting dogs off their leads. Aldo in today’s episode, election candidates h…
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Podcast: Death of Deal dad who fell down manhole on worksite ruled a "tragic accident"
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An inquest has heard a popular workman described by loved ones as “the greatest partner and father” died after falling down a manhole in a tragic accident. The specialist labourer from Deal fell into the opening after being distracted by a passing road-sweeping vehicle while working at a new housing estate. Also in today’s podcast, we bring you an …
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Podcast: Ashford dad who drank two bottles of vodka a day saved by Kent charity
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An Ashford dad who hit rock bottom after divorce and redundancy says he was drinking two bottles of vodka a day before he was saved by a Kent charity. He’s turned his life around and is preparing to open his own gym in Dover to help others through their struggles. Also in today’s podcast, residents in Gravesend are furious after they were “kept in …
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Podcast: Arrests made as Palestine Action protesters break into Instro Precision factory at Discovery Park, Sandwich
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Seven people have been arrested after protestors stormed a Kent factory that's used to make equipment for the Israeli military. Video at KentOnline shows people from Palestine Action breaking into the Instro Precision site in Sandwich and smashing computers and machinery. Also in today's podcast, as we mark Refugee Week, a woman who came to Kent fr…
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Podcast: Horror as catapult wielding teens "torture" and kill birds in Maidstone
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Upset residents say they were horrified after watching a group of boys “torture” and kill birds with catapults. The teenagers also allegedly kicked and threw a duck against a wall by the River Medway near Fremlin Walk in Maidstone. Also in today's podcast, you can hear from a first-time voter who says politicians should be consulting young people m…
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Podcast: Angry carer caught on camera spitting on Strood patient's doorstep after row
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A carer is being investigated after she was caught on camera apparently spitting on her patient’s doorstep following a row over a damaged wall. The patient, who lives in Strood, says the incident has left her feeling “disrespected” and as if she was “disgusting”. Also in today’s podcast, a desperate appeal has been issued to pregnant women in Kent …
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Podcast: Boss of Canterbury's Cafe No. 35 releases CCTV following dine-and-dash
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Neighbours have spoken of their shock after a woman died in a house fire in Chatham. Crews were called to Sharon Crescent in Walderslade on Monday evening - a cat also died in the blaze. Also in the podcast, a Fawkham man is locked in a battle with his local church over the headstone he's chosen for his wife's grave. Dave Clarke wants a pink-tinted…
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Podcast: Folkestone School for Girls headteacher brands Ofsted 'box-tickers' after losing 'outstanding' rating
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The Kent candidates for the general election have been confirmed. Nominations had be in by Friday and they've now been checked and verified and published for each constituency. This time around there are 18 seats up for grabs in the county - hear from our local democracy reporter Dan Esson. Also in today's podcast, the head teacher of a Kent gramma…
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Podcast: Residents of Ashford apartments paying for an "inefficient" green energy system that has heat pouring out the pipes
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People living in a new-build block of flats in Ashford say its “inefficient” green energy system is making their bills much higher than they should be. Residents say the building is always boiling hot and they would never have moved in had they known how much they would have been forking out for heating - including covering payments missed by their…
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Podcast: Anger at paddling pool and wedding reception being banned from communal area of Chatham flats
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A Medway mum says she'll fight to keep her swimming pool after being ordered to remove it from a communal yard outside flats in Chatham. Chelsea Davidson was contacted by management company MHS Homes last week, and told to get rid of the 12-foot paddling pool in Silverweed Road. Also in today's podcast, a Gravesend man who set up a funding group af…
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Podcast: Rescue mission in the Channel to save 84 people, including six-month-old-baby, from the sea
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A major rescue mission has been launched in the English Channel as 84 people - including a six-month-old baby and two other children - ended up in the water. British and French vessels took part in the operation halfway between Calais and Dover. Also in today’s podcast, you can hear from a Whitstable veteran as we mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day…
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Podcast: D-Day 80 - Whitstable veteran John Roberts remembers his involved in the Normandy Landings of 1944
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On the 80th anniversary of D Day, a Whitstable veteran has revealed how the operation remained a secret until the very last moment. Allied forces had tricked the German army into thinking they would cross from Dover to Calais. The largest ever seaborn invasion was actually launched from Portsmouth and landed in Normandy. John Roberts, who is now 10…
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Podcast: Debt collectors called on Sittingbourne mum who tried to cancel her gym membership
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A Sittingbourne mum has been left frustrated after being contacted by debt collectors due to an unpaid swimming membership she claims she cancelled months ago. She’s in an ongoing dispute with the centre who say she still owes them more than £75. Also in today’s podcast, you can find out why more than 80 pupils who passed Kent Test have been left w…
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Podcast: Lorry driver pushes pensioner over in A2 traffic road rage
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A lorry driver has appeared in court after pushing over a pensioner during a road rage incident on a major Kent road. You can hear the moment the driver steps down from the lorry to confront the 78-year-old after he pulled into the lane in front of him on the A2. Also in today’s podcast, a mum from Hythe says she was labelled a “drug seeker” by med…
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Podcast: Deal mum hits out at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital after receiving an appointment letter for her dead son
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A mum from Deal has hit out at a London hospital after receiving a letter booking her son in for an appointment - more than a year after he died. Imogen Holliday was sent an email inviting three-year-old Raffy for a visit to Great Ormond Street exactly 14 months after he'd passed away there. Also in today's podcast, a leading Kent charity is callin…
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Podcast: Shopping centre a "no-go area" with gangs of teens terrorising customers
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Traders and residents fear rising rents and anti-social behaviour is putting off customers from visiting an out-of-town shopping centre. Shop owners in New Ash Green say a volatile group of youths who intimidate customers in the car park and hurl verbal abuse at them in the street are deterring visits. Also in today’s podcast, five men have faced c…
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Podcast: Yalding woman stole more than £8k from pensioner and spent it on clothes, food and music
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A Yalding woman who stole more than £8,000 from a pensioner in her care has avoided being sent to prison. A court heard the victim had been left disabled after suffering a suspected mini-stroke and the 43 year-old who was meant to be looking after him, used his debit card to pay for clothes, food and music. Also in today's podcast, people in Ashfor…
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Podcast: Teacher from Borden Grammar School in Sittingbourne banned from the profession after admitting taking cocaine
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A Sittingbourne teacher who had a cocaine addiction and posted about his drug use on socials has been banned from the profession. Austin Whiting was the head of Year 13 at Borden Grammar School and taught geography. As election campaigning continues, Nigel Farage has been in Dover to announce the town's Reform candidate. We've also been finding out…
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Podcast: Nurse refuses to pay housing estate service charge for four years
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A Whitstable woman is refusing to pay her housing estate service charge despite being threatened with legal action. Christine Curtis has been withholding the charge for four years, because of a lack of maintenance and repairs. Eight chicks have died near Canterbury after a roadworks notice was posted into a letterbox despite clear warnings the bird…
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Podcast: Student details released in major Medway school data breach
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A secondary school has confirmed an email containing information about its students was “inadvertently” sent to parents. The Leigh Academies Trust, which runs The Hundred of Hoo Academy, is investigating how the “mishap” happened. Also in today’s podcast, jurors have returned a conclusion of misadventure at an inquest into the death of a little boy…
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Podcast: Police investigate complaint after teenager "kneed in the stomach" by officer in Margate
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A complaint has been made about the arrest of a teenage boy in Margate after footage emerged of an officer appearing to knee them in the stomach. Police had been called to Dane Park following reports a group possibly had weapons. Sir Keir Starmer has been in Medway to launch Labour's general election campaign. Rishi Sunak announced yesterday that w…
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Podcast: Sheppey woman fined £200 after seagull ate her chips
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A Queenborough mum has been slapped with a £200 fine for littering after seagulls ate a few McDonald’s chips she accidentally dropped on the floor. She'd been tucking into her quarter-pounder meal next to a seaside Tesco when an environment warden “hidden between the cars” approached her. Also in today's podcast, a Kent MP has revealed he had to ha…
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